The fact is businesses look at the bottom line when deciding where to manufacture goods and find workers. Those business that don’t, generally don’t last long. That is why many employment positions have moved to foreign countries such as Mexico, India and China, where wages are lower and governmental regulation is, let’s say, less intrusive and more flexible.

Unfortunately, this has caused many workers to lose their jobs when their employers have moved factories, call centers and the like to other countries. Once this happens in an area, it is hard for workers to find alternative employment in their line of work. Often, these workers require retraining to learn new skills which are still in demand in their region. However, retraining takes time and is likely to lengthen the time unemployed workers are searching for work.

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